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Buxton International Festival and Norwich Theatre have revealed the cast for their new co-production The Land of Might-Have-Been which opens in July 2023. The musical is built around the songs of Ivor Novello and is loosely based on incidents in the early life of Buxton’s pioneering feminist and pacifist Vera Brittain and the lives, loves and stories… Continue reading Brisson to play Vera Brittain in new musical

Ahead of a meeting between English National Opera chorus members and a cross-party group of MPs and Lords on 28 March, actors’ union Equity claims that 67.9% of the ENO chorus are at risk of leaving the profession entirely if Arts Council England forces the company out of its London Coliseum home. In an Equity survey of… Continue reading Two-thirds ENO chorus may have to leave profession

Liverpool’s Royal Court Theatre Studio stages Cosmic, a new comedy by Joe McNally about what happens when you look a bit too hard at everyday life for a bit too long. It stars Clare Hackett, Connor Henry, Andy McLeod, Mark Rice-Oxley and Kalli Tant and is directed by Deborah Yhip. Vinnie knows things that the average… Continue reading Cosmic comedy at Court

Live Theatre Newcastle celebrates its 50th birthday with a year that puts new talent at the heart of its programme. With major commissions going to writers and artists entirely new to Live Theatre, the Quayside venue sees four major productions offer a changing picture of the North East. The 2023 season kicked off March 2, running… Continue reading Talent spotting at Live

Mikron Theatre, one of the country’s most versatile touring theatre companies (if not its only floating one!) will be launching its 51st season with the première of Twitchers, Poppy Hollman’s new play with original live music. Springwatch is coming to RSPB Shrikewing nature reserve. Can Jess take inspiration from tenacious female founders and draw on its history… Continue reading Twitchers afloat for Mikron

Following a run at Vault Festival in 2020, writer and performer Alexandra Donnachie and Carbon Theatre are taking their one-woman production When We Died on tour this spring. Presenting an intimate tale of overcoming the past and fighting for control, this production follows a woman faced with the body of the man who raped her 11 months ago. It’s… Continue reading When We Died on tour

Sheffield Theatres announce new Crucible and Playhouse shows. They include Roger Mcgough’s adaptation of Molière’s The Hypochondriac; a new production of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas; while the flexible Tanya Moiseiwitsch playhouse will stage two world premières: Anna Hibiscus’ Song and We Could All Be Perfect. These new shows join other productions previously announced for 2023.

Flabbergast Theatre brings The Tragedy of Macbeth to the Southwark Playhouse March 14–April 8. Flabbergast’s Macbeth fuses a respectful approach to text and storytelling to a lucid interpretation of Shakespeare’s blood-soaked tragedy. The company presents an interpretation of Shakespeare’s most wretched tragedy, working to draw out the parallels with modern society. At its heart, the… Continue reading Macbeth in Southwark

Red Brick Theatre and 53two in Manchester are staging Bricks, a night of brand-new theatre from March 24–April 1 with BSL and relaxed performances. Bricks consists of six new plays by six new playwrights, each with a running time of approx 15 minutes and using the North West’s top directors and actors. Writers Luke Barnes (National Theatre,… Continue reading Laying Bricks in Manchester

Opera North has announce seven productions for autumn and winter, including the company’s first full sustainable season of three operas designed to minimise environmental impact. Falstaff: a new production opens the Green Season. Directed by Jo Davies, conducted by Garry Walker and with Henry Waddington in the title role. Masque of Might: the world première… Continue reading Seven up from Opera North